Dr. McKee has been involved in numerous mariculture-related activities at the local, state, national, and international levels since beginning employment at Corpus Christi State University in 1985. Dr. McKee serves on the South Texas Regional Agriculture Council as the TAMU-CC representative. In 1992 Dr. McKee was named the Chair of the Student Activities Committee of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) for the U.S. Chapter and is a member of that committee for the International Chapter. Dr. McKee also serves as the faculty sponsor of the TAMU-CC Fisheries and Aquaculture Society.